English isn't my native language (not even my second language).But I do love to watch british series in english and if available with subtitles(not often the case somehow). Imagine my confusion when a unrelated looking 30 year old calls the older women character Mom. Because it didn't happen to often on my viewings (maybe Ma'am isn't that common) I was confused but I put it always aside as me being not attentive enough. Only with the magic of subtitles was I able to understand how much of an moron I was.
Hi I am an Indian here and an anglophile and love Everything about the UK. Can u suggest some good British tv dramas apart from Downtown Abbey and The Crown.
I haven't watched any of the episodes, but it apparently sheds "light on the colourful array of people, places and events that make up the Big Apple".
It only caught my eye because of Kim narrating it and because it started airing a week or two after AJLT.
In the early 2000s Croatian public TV broadcast this slapstick comedy series as a part of their program for children. It was translated as Gospodin Ε eprtlja, which would literally mean "Mr. Clumsy", but that is definitely not the original title. There is a book character named Mr. Clumsy, but this is something else. This series were about a middle-aged man who is very clumsy, and therefore does absurd things. For example, I remember an episode in which he went on vacation and then played tennis alone. He would kick the ball and then run to the other end of the court to kick it again. IIRC, episodes were only five minutes long, and I really think it was British, because I associate that type of humor with British people, and I would say that it had a "vibe" similar to the one that Teletubbies or Brum had, but I may be wrong.
So, does anybody have an idea? I tried advanced search on IMDb, but couldn't find it. Thank you in advance.
EDIT: I forgot to mention, and it might be significant. This character didn't talk at all. I think there was a narrator, but the character himself never talked.
I think one was named Chloe and she had a sister and was not smart. The lead was the Black friend, I believe her dad had a baby with a new girlfriend and she resented taking care of the baby. The delinquent one was trying to turn her life around. I hate I donβt have more details.
What are the best Kodi addons for British stuff?
I figured maybe 1 or 2 people here would be interested to know that one of the only original Nickelodeon GaS TV series, Splash TV, appears to be getting released on Paramount+ on July 28th.
This is a huge surprise given the fact that it's a relatively unknown show and Nick rarely if ever acknowledges their original programs from the defunct GaS channel. There are only a few clips and parts of episodes online so it would be considered lost media.
The series was about a funny man with a weird and unusual name who did good deeds and random acts of kindness for people. One story I remember about him was a girl had broken her newly bought baby doll and she was obviously upset, so he "accidentally" spilled some coins on the ground and while she was picking them up he ran into the shop and bought her a new doll (the same one as the one she'd broken) then he pretended he magically fixed the doll by replacing the broken doll with the new one while her back was turned.
Pls help it's driving me nuts
Hilarious, funny, interesting, touching, heartbreaking at the same time. This reality docu follows 4 very different jews throughout their every-day life in Manchester, England.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/z1JLv5txMw4
Part 2: https://youtu.be/Dsvxzom6z1w
Part 3: https://youtu.be/WxqDKrAJ1Bs
Hey lads, I'm a non-native english speaker and I'd like to know some British TV series that feature heavy British accent (e.g. Peaky Blinders, or Ricky Gervais').
You guys really do have the best accent, doesn't matter whether it's posh London or tough northern accent, I just love to hear it.
Thank you guys in advance! ( Ν‘Β° ΝΚ Ν‘Β°)
EDIT: maybe I haven't really explained myself, I'm looking for some peculiar thing, something that isn't watered down for international public or similar. Also heavy british humour is appreciated!
It's been bothering me for, at this point, decades, and I'm hoping someone here can help.
It was a BBC or ITV series, set in I think the late 1920s or 1930s in England. It aired in Australia in the late 90s or early 2000s when I saw it. A young woman (short dark hair, I think?) is engaged to a jerk and wants out but can't due to social and familial pressure. Her aunt is a quirky posh eccentric (I remember her blonde and curly haired but it's been a really long time) and wants to help her out of this marriage, so on the day of the wedding she makes sure the whole family finds her (the aunt) and the groom having s*x in what I remember being a greenhouse or sunroom, on a chair, and I think she was holding a bottle of liquor while sitting on his lap? The wedding was called off and the young woman was free. I don't think it was a solid comedy, I don't think the resolution was meant to be funny, but that scene is all I remember from watching the whole thing which is why it's been so hard to find. Thank you for reading! I'm new to Reddit and I hope this post is acceptably formatted.
A few years ago, while I was in the UK, I became addicted to British dramas. I like that British TV series aren't so long like the American or Canadian ones. A season of a maximum of six episodes is more than enough to enjoy a good story. In my opinion, the British have chosen the best format to retain the viewer's attention. And except for the short season, there is also the gloomy atmosphere and the broken personalities which make you sympathize. I love that there is no clear line between good and evil, making British shows seem more realistic to me.
After watching Line of duty, I understood that British police drama is much more intense than other shows. The acting is persuasive on all accounts. I enjoyed the thin line between good and evil and how easily the main character crossed it to save his skin in the first season (my favorite, because of Lennie James' playing). But all stories have their twists and turns, keeping you on your toes all the time and making this show fascinating to watch.
I'd be thankful if you can advise something similar to Line of duty or Luther. Elba did a great job impersonating the self-destructive detective. And although I like Luther, my beloved character is Alice - the charming killer. She's so adorable, and their relationship is my favorite story in this show. I watched this show more than five times, I guess - whenever I can't find something interesting, I'm returning to it. Too bad that BBC iPlayer isn't available in Canada. I had to google how to use the VPN, and thanks to https://privacyhq.com/watch-bbc/canada/, I could enjoy British TV series after returning from the UK.
So I'm searching for a quality criminal drama, not necessarily the latest ones; it can be something from the two-thousandth or even the nineties, as long as it's something as intense as Luther or Line of Duty, with good acting and controversial main characters. I'd be grateful if you can make any suggestions. Thank you.
I want to find the TV show I saw a trailer for recently. I think it was a coming of age/teenage show, and all I remember from the trailer is that there were a group of young people sitting on the promenade by a beach (or a similar concrete structure) and drinking alcohol together. It was shown fairly recently (last few months) and I think I would've seen it on BBC, ITV or Channel 4, but I'm really not sure about this. I thought it was an Irish or Welsh show but I'm not sure. It had a sort of "Derry Girls" feeling to it. Sorry about the vague description. Does anyone know what show this is?
I remember seeing this on PBS way back in the nineties when I was a kid, but I can't remember what the hell it was called. It was set some time in the early 1900s.
Hey there. So I used to love this cheesy British drama series, I seem to remember its name as "Oakville" but nothing comes up with that name on Google. It was a series set in a small town, there was a closeted gay pastor, an anorexic girl, an emo boy with dyslexia, some cunty woman named "Mercedes", among other things. It wasn't Misfits or Skins. Would appreciate it if any of you guys remember the name of this series + wouldn't mind knowing where I can watch it either. Thank you.
edit: You know what, I found it. It was Hollyoaks lol. And it's still running? Wow
Recently a post on reddit had a clip where the contestant has to move a loop of wire across a squiggly wire and he decides to speed run it. I watched a few other clips then, one where they take drinks and one contestant has horrible drinks. And the other team has to guess who. Seemed like a fun show which I would check out later, but now I can't recall. A link to the post would be ideal, but just the show name would do. Thanks!
something along those lines. very quaint and twee. might've been a BBC documentary thing? saw it on YouTube around the mid 2010s - probably behind a paywall now. it was fairly modern, shot in 16:9
I only recently remembered this series vaguely (could also be a movie?). I must have seen it in the past two decades (probably after 2010, but the series/movie could be older itself). It has a relatively modern look (which is why I think it's from after 2000), and looks distinctively "British".
The plot goes a bit like this: Someone gets a mysterious message on a recorder (or phone?) inviting them to a sort of treasure hunt where he has to solve mysterious riddles, which when solved enables him to get further and further in what looks like a high-stakes and violent "game". It turns out the protagonist isn't the only one having been sucked into this game, and multiple people and factions are after the same thing, all trying to one-up others to solve the riddles and enigmas first (it's al quite high-paced and violent). At the end, our protagonist and his friends he made along the way "win" the game, but it turns out to be a trap set by aliens manipulating humans to their end like lab rats all along (note that this was unknown for most of the series/movie). There's no happy ending. The "win" in the game was just a requirement for the aliens to take over Earth. The series/movie ends with a terrifying scene of the aliens having attained their objective and taking over with much destruction. Everyone dies.
It's not "Utopia" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(British_TV_series)), though it has quite a similar feel to it.
EDIT 1 : proposed series & movies that don't fit the bill:
- Dispatches
- Await Further Instructions
- GANTZ
- Liar game
- Second season of The OA ==> MAYBE ?
- The Worldβs End ==> MAYBE ?
- Rat Race
- Black Mirror - Episode: shut up and dance
- Dr. Who
- Ghost Writer
- Falling Skies
- Invasion : Earth, last episode ==> MAYBE ?
- 13 Sins
- Nerve
- Misfits
- Inside No. 9 ==> No idea, too many episodes to review
- Twilight Zoneβs Mapple Street
EDIT 2 : I have to take into account that my memories of this could be a mashup of various series and movies I saw in the 2010's as a drunk student... + I kinda have a hyperactive mind and going through sleep deprivation at the moment (exhausted, but dreaming like never before).
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